Tag Archives: panic

Is There Anything Really Wrong?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by

The last appointment I had with a psychologist I asked if bipolar disorder was the ‘designer diagnosis of the decade’. She didn’t say no but she didn’t say yes either. I still sometimes wonder if I am really mentally ill … Continue reading →

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Fight or Flight

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

Every evening for the past week or so I become restless and uneasy. I’ll suddenly have palpitations and will leap to an upright position on the couch if I am laying down or if I am sitting, immediately spring to … Continue reading →

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Your Term or Mine?

Posted on June 2, 2010 by

Loony, schizoid, psycho, mental, crazy. These words are thrown around so often in our daily lives that their meaning has been diluted. However, loony is derived from lunatic, schizoid is a shortened form of schizophrenia, psycho is short for psychotic … Continue reading →

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Obsessed With Time

Posted on March 23, 2010 by

Time is one of my many obsessions. Time flies. Time waits for no one. Time is killed, made and wasted. Time is the enemy. It seems my whole life I have been waiting for something. Waiting for this event or … Continue reading →

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